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Georgia Flood Stories

2,508 first-hand accounts of flood events in Georgia, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

Lee, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood

Terrell, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood

Lee, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood

Dougherty, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood

Dougherty, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood

Dougherty, GA · Feb 12, 2024

A line of thunderstorms trained across parts of the tri-state area, bringing flash flooding to portions of southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Murray, GA · May 3, 1997

A slow moving line of storms crossed into northwest Georgia from Alabama and moved southeast across the Peach State. These storms produced more than 5 inches of rain in a less than twelve hour period late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Taylor, GA · Sep 17, 2009

A broad cutoff upper low, which had been located over central Texas, was beginning to move very slowly east by the 16th. This upper low, in combination with unusually deep tropical moisture across the region for mid-September, began an extensive period of showers and…

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Flood$25K damage

Carroll, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Pulaski, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Lamar, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Monroe, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Crisp, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Sumter, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Dooly, GA · Mar 8, 1998

From 4 to 8 inches of rain fell over north and central Georgia from the 5th through the 8th. Flooding occurred mainly in low areas and near rivers and creeks from the the runoff as it moved downstream. Numerous roads were closed and some were damaged.

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Flood$25K damage

Murray, GA · Nov 24, 2004

Chattooga: The sheriff reported that a number of roads around the county were flooded from persistent heavy rain during the late night and early morning hours on top of rain from previous days.Fannin: The public reported that a few creeks were out of their banks in the area…

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Flood$25K damage

Wilkes, GA · Sep 27, 2004

General flooding (that which excludes flash flooding) or river flooding associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne, is listed below in alphabetical order by county.Baldwin: The Baldwin county Sheriff and the Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that up to 5 inches of rain fell…

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Flood$25K damage

Crisp, GA · Sep 27, 2004

General flooding (that which excludes flash flooding) or river flooding associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne, is listed below in alphabetical order by county.Baldwin: The Baldwin county Sheriff and the Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that up to 5 inches of rain fell…

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Flood$25K damage

Peach, GA · Sep 27, 2004

General flooding (that which excludes flash flooding) or river flooding associated with Tropical Storm Jeanne, is listed below in alphabetical order by county.Baldwin: The Baldwin county Sheriff and the Union Recorder of Milledgeville reported that up to 5 inches of rain fell…

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Flood$25K damage

Treutlen, GA · Mar 27, 2005

Widespread heavy rain fell across much of the western and central portions of Middle Georgia. The heaviest rain fell from near Lumpkin and Americus northeast to near Jeffersonville and about 50 miles either side.

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Flood$25K damage

Sumter, GA · Jul 11, 2005

Heavy rain, associated with the remnants of Hurricane Dennis (moving north-northwest through western Alabama and eastern Mississippi), affected nearly all of north and central Georgia from the afternoon of Sunday July 10th through the morning hours of Monday July 11th.

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Flood$25K damage

Douglas, GA · Jul 6, 2005

Heavy rainfall, in association with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, fell across much of North Central Georgia between late afternoon and midnight on July 6th. Average rainfall was one to two inches across most of the area.

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Flood$25K damage

Taylor, GA · Sep 18, 2009

A broad cutoff upper low, which had been located over central Texas, was beginning to move very slowly east by the 16th. This upper low, in combination with unusually deep tropical moisture across the region for mid-September, began an extensive period of showers and…

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Flood$25K damage

Peach, GA · Sep 18, 2009

A broad cutoff upper low, which had been located over central Texas, was beginning to move very slowly east by the 16th. This upper low, in combination with unusually deep tropical moisture across the region for mid-September, began an extensive period of showers and…

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